The Selama / Klian Gunung Poject (5 Years)

Category : Aquaculture/Agriculture
Period : 2012 – 2017

IMPACT : About RM 160,000 per cycle or RM26,000 per month was generated with new job opportunities for locals and with produce. About 3.2 tons of Macrobrachium rosenbergii per season produced.

Details : The Selama Project was a project with close to 30 ponds culturing of “Udang Galah” (Scientific Name(SN): Macrobracium rosenbergii) and Taiwanese Bream (SN: Oreochromis sp.) in Selama, Perak, Malaysia. In collaboration with a local farmer, Mr. Nawawi, the Selama Project was developed using sustainable and natural farming methodologies on a commercial scale without the use of any synthetic chemicals and antibiotics thus reducing/eliminating negative footprints in nature. The Selama Project also encompassed agriculture outputs which included winter melon, okra, cucumber, brinjal (eggplant) amongst others.

This project was to teach farmers and members of the community methodology for the successful cultivation of Macrobrachium rosenbergii (Udang Galah / Malaysian Giant Freshwater Prawn) in ponds together with the culture of chemical-free Tilapia (Taiwanese Bream var.) The project also donated needed books to the primary school in the area.

The Selama Project provided job security and income for many villagers in the area and the profits also spilled over into the local community and schools. Single mothers were employed under this project for the processing of the harvest and local men (young and old) were also employed to run the day-to-day operations of the farm – This provided job opportunities in an area where job opportunities were sparse.